Death of Jazz Revisited : Sweet Thunder

Several years ago, I lost my ability to respond emotionally to most jazz.  Only Earl Hines, Art Tatum and Monk were immune.  That changed about three months ago.  We were milling around Frenchmen listening to what came out of the clubs and stopped into Snug Harbor for dinner.  Snug Harbor has a dining room in the front, and a performance venue in the back.  As we ate, a performance started.  It was unfamiliar and immediately appealing, so we bought tickets and went back to listen.  It was the most riveting performance we had heard in years.

It was Delfeayo Marsalis with a 13 piece orchestra performing an original rescoring of Duke Ellington's "Sweet Thunder".  Sweet Thunder is for a scored orchestra (the parts are written out for the orchestra) combined with soloists who engage in free improvisation.  This work is as richly detailed and full of invention as any symphony, and this orchestra has the best intonation and rhythm of any jazz orchestra I have ever heard.  The solos are just astounding and the themes are full of innovation, they are truly "plastic", allowing a wide range of expression to the soloists.

We bought the CD, and have listened to it 6 times now.  Each listening has revealed new depths in this music.  I don't think it's going to wear itself out for me for a long time, if ever.

So now we are looking for more Ellington compositions.

Any recommendations?